that bounce follows an october in which mcdonald's' u.s. sales slipped for the first time in nine years and led to the resignation of company president jan fields. hewett-packard is suddenly jumping onto the hot stock list. shares climbed 4% yesterday on speculation billionaire investor carl ichan is building a positon in the tech giant. this year has been a rough one for hpq. shares have tumbled on troubles including the $9 billion charge from its acqusition of autonomy and concerns about its printer and pc businesses. here's trader alan knuckman's thoughts on the stock: "well, i think it might have ovedone on the downside. you have to remember hewlett-packard has done this twice. it dropped from $80 back down to $10 and then rose again; fell from $50 to the current level where we are now. so, it does have some brand value, it's just a matter of sorting out the company and making things work again, and i think the new ceo could do this." heweltt-packard stock is down nearly 75% since april 2010. at current levels, knuckman calls it a stock